Pigeons with iPads, olfactory functions and Alzheimer’s disease, smoking behaviors of stroke patients, and Ralph Ellison and The New York Times are all areas of research being pursued by students involved in the Summer Research Opportunities Program and the McNair Scholars program (SROP/McNair Scholars) through the University of Iowa Graduate College.

University of Iowa and University of Iowa Health Care units will participate in the Johnson County Fair this week, Monday through Thursday, July 23-26. Both booths will be in Building C at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.

Brian Farrell admits Bulgaria wasn’t on the top of his list of places to visit, but when the opportunity arose to teach law at the University of Sofia as a Fulbright Scholar, it quickly moved to the top.

University of Iowa professor emerita Alicia Brown accomplished a great deal throughout her career in dance. Now her art dances not on a stage but rather on paper in the form of dynamic, abstract collages.

What Olympic sport owes its origins to the University of Iowa?

A $25 million pledge by the Fraternal Order of Eagles guaranteeing that one floor of the university's under-construction Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building be devoted to diabetes research has at least one member of the UI community feeling optimistic.

University of Iowa senior quarterback James Vandenberg has been named to the 2012 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List, the Davey O'Brien Foundation announced.

More than 100 volunteers—faculty, staff, students, alumni, and just Hawk fans—will play a major role in the University of Iowa’s booth at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 9-19. Everyone's invited to join the cause.

Derek Willard put his passion for higher education to work as one of the University of Iowa's top federal lobbyists. Now, more than 20 years later, he talks about political changes and challenges he's witnessed in D.C.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

The University of Iowa offers American Red Cross swim lessons that are taught year-round for all ages. Each class is taught by a certified Water Safety Instructor and includes fun activities and lessons to help the participant learn how to swim and how to be safe in and around the water.

University of Iowa leaders today named Debra A. Schwinn, M.D., as the next dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.